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MAINE SOCIETY OF 
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AMERICAN • REV- 
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MAINE SOCIETY OF THE SONS 

OF THE 

AMERICAN REVOLUTION 

ORGANIZED MARCH 28 1 89 1 
WITH 

THE CONSTITUTION AND 
ROLL OF MEMBERSHIP 

AND IN ADDITION 



THE CONSTITUTION AND OFFICERS 
OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE 
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 



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Printed for the Maine Society, S. A. B., 
by The Republic Press, 536-538 Pearl 
Street, N. Y., In the 116th year of the 
Independence of these United States. 



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MAINE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE 
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 



A preliminary meeting with reference to the organization 
of a Maine Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 
was held in the Library Room of the Maine Historical Society 
in Portland, February 21, 1891. Hon. Warren H. Vinton of 
Gray was elected temporary Chairman, and Rev. Henry S. Bur- 
rage, D. D., of Portland, Secretary. After a consideration of 
the objects and work of the proposed Society, the following 
committees were appointed : 

To examine and repor.t iijtpn npplications for membership: 
Major Charles H. Boyd of Portland; Rev. Henry S. Burrage, 
D. D,, of Portland; Hon. Josiah H. Drummond of Portland, 
and Mr. Eben Corey of Portland. 

To draft a Constitution and By-Lazvs : Hon. Geo. F. 
Talbot of Portland, Hon. Warren H. Vinton of Gray, and 
Rev. Henry S. Burrage, D. D., of Portland. 

To nominate officers : Mr. James P. Baxter of Portland, 
Major Charles H. Boyd of Portland, and Hon. Marquis F. 
King of Portland. 

At a meeting held in the Library Room of the Maine 
Historical Society, February 28, the Committee on Con- 
stitution and By-Laws reported a draft of the same, which 
was laid upon the table for future action. At a meeting held 



4 SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 

March 14, the proposed Constitution and By-Laws were 
taken from the table, and, after discussion and amendment, 
were adopted as follows : 

MAINE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE 
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 



CONSTITUTION. 
ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

Section i. — The name of this Society shall be the Maine Society of the 
Sons of the American Revolution. 

ARTICLE II. 

NATIONAL SOCIETY. 

Sec. 2. — This Society is a part of the National Society of the Sons of the 
American Revolution. It recognizes all State Societies of Sons of the Ameri- 
can Revolution as co-equal and entitled to receive from this Society such assistance 
and information as may best promote the objects for v»rhich these Societies have 
been organized. 

ARTICLE III. 

OBJECTS. 

Sec. 3. — The objects of this Society are to perpetuate the memory and the 
spirit of the men who achieved American Independence; to encourage historical 
research in relation to the American Revolution; to provide for the preservation 
of documents, relics and records of the individual services of Revolutionaiy sol- 
diers and patriots; to promote the celebration of patriotic anniversaries; and by 
these and other means to impress upon the present and future generations the 
patriotic spirit which actuated our ancestors and established the Republic of the 
United States of America. 

ARTICLE IV. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Sec. 4. — Any man resident' in Maine and not less than twenty-one years of 
age, who is descended from an ancestor who was either a military or a naval 
officer, soldier, sailor or official in the service of the original thirteen Colonies or 
States, who assisted in establishing American Independence in the War of 
the Revolution, shall be eligible for membership in this Society; and any 
man, wherever resident, who is descended from a Maine Revolutionary ancestor 
who performed like service, shall also be eligible. 

Sec. 5. — For the purpose of making more perfect the records of our Revo- 
lutionary ancestors and their descendants, any woman of Revolutionary ancestry 



THE MAINE SOCIETY. 5 

may file a record of her ancestor's services and of her line of descent with the 
Registrar of this Society, who shall send a duplicate to the Registrar-General. 

Sec. 6. — All applications for membership in this Society shall be made in 
duplicate, upon blank forms furnished by the Society. They shall be signed with 
the full name and address of the applicant, and shall also be signed by at least one 
member of the Society nominating and recommending the applicant. 

ARTICLE V. 

OFFICERS. 

Sec. 7. — The officers of this Society shall be a President, Vice-Presidents 
not exceeding sixteen, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Registrar, a Librarian, a His- 
torian, a Chaplain, and five Councilors, all of whom shall be citizens of this State; 
and these shall be a Board of Managers whose duty it shall be to conduct the 
affairs of the Society. Five of this board shall constitute a quorum for doing 
business. The Board of Managers shall have power to fill any vacancy occurring 
among the officers of the Society or delegates to the National Society; and offi- 
cers so appointed shall serve till the next annual meeting. 

ARTICLE VI. 

TERMS OF OFFICE. 

Sec. 8. — All officers shall be elected for one year, and shall continue in office 
until their successors are elected. 

ARTICLE VII. 

MEETINGS. 

Sec 9. — A meeting for the election of officers and the transaction of busi- 
ness shall be held annually in the City of Portland, on the 22d day of February, 
or if said day falls on Sunday then on the following day. At each annual meet- 
ing, there shall be elected one delegate at large and one delegate for each one hun- 
dred or fraction of one hundred exceeding fifty members; said delegates, together 
with such officers as are provided for by the Constitution of that body, shall rep- 
resent this Society in all meetings of the National Society. 

Sec 10. — Seven shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Society. 

Sec II. — The hour for holding the annual meeting, and the time and place 
for holding any special meeting, shall be designated by the Board of Managers. 

Sec 12. — Special meetings of the Society shall be called by the President, 
when directed so to do by the Board of Managers, or whenever requested in writ- 
ing by fifteen or more members, on giving fifteen days' notice, specifying the time 
and place of such meeting and the business to be transacted. 

Sec 13. — Special meetings of the Board of Managers may be called by the 
President at any time, and shall be called upon the request of five members of the 
Board made in writing. 

Sec 14. — General business may be transacted at any special meeting of the 
Board of Managers, or of the Society. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Sec 15. — This Constitution may be amended or repealed, provided written 
resolutions to that effect are first presented to and approved by a majority of the 



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Board of Managers, present at any meeting of said Board; provided said amend- 
ments are subsequently approved by a majority of the members present at any 
meeting of the Society ; and provided, further, that whenever this Constitution is 
to be amended, repealed, or in any way changed, notice thereof, specifying said 
changes in full, shall be sent to each member of the Society at least ten days before 
such action is to be taken . 



BY-LAWS. 

FEES AND DUES. 

Section i. — Applicants elected shall become members of this Society upon 
payment of the membership fees and dues for one year. The membership fee 
shall be two dollars, and the annual dues one dollar. Annual dues shall be pay- 
able to the Secretary on the 2 2d day of February in each year. A member who 
shall remain in arrears for dues for three months after notice of his indebtedness 
has been mailed to him, directed to his last known residence, may be dropped from 
the rolls by the Board of Managers, and may be re-instated in his membership by 
said Board upon the payment of his indebtedness to the Society. The payment of 
fifteen dollars by an active member at any one time, shall constitute the person 
paying such sum a life member, and such person shall thereafter be exempt from 
payment of annual dues. Members may be elected by the Society or by the Board 
of Managers. 

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 

Sec. 2. — The regular meetings of the Board of Managers shall be held on 
the day of the annual meeting of the Society, and on the third Tuesday of Sep- 
tember in each year. 

PRESIDING OFFICER. 

Sec. 3. — The President, or in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents, or in 
their absence a chairman //-t> tern., shall preside at all meetings of the Society and 
of the Board of Managers. The presiding officer shall preserve order and shall 
decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to the meeting. 

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

Sec 4. — The Secretary shall receive all money from the members, and shall 
pay it over to the Treasurer, taking his receipt for the same. He shall conduct the 
general correspondence of the Society ; shall notify members of their election and 
of such other matters as the Society may direct. He shall have charge of the 
seal and such records of the Society as are not herein given especially in charge of 
other officers of the Society, and together with the presiding officer he shall certify 
all acts and orders of the Society. He shall, under the direction of the President 
or acting President, give notice of the time and place of all meetings of the 
Society and of the Board of Managers, and shall give such notices of the votes, 
orders and proceedings of the Society, as the Society or Board of Managers may 
direct. 

DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. 

Sec. 5. — The Treasurer shall have charge of the permanent funds of the 
Society, and he shall receive all the money from the Secretary, and give his receipt 



THE MAINE SOCIETY. 7 

for the same, which money he shall deposit in the name of the Society and shall 
pay out for the benefit of the Society only, in such sums as the Society or Board 
of Managers may direct, and upon the order of the Secretary, countersigned by the 
President. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and disbursements, and at 
each annual meeting shall make a full report to the Society. The books of the 
Secretary and Treasurer shall be open to the inspection of the President and 
Board of Managers at all times. 

DUTIES OF THE REGISTRAR. 

Sec. 6. — The Registrar shall receive all applications and proofs of member- 
ship. He shall examine the same, and report his opinion thereon to the Board of 
Managers. Imperfect and incorrect applications may be returned to the applicant 
by the Registrar for correction or completion. After applications have been 
passed upon by the Board of Managers, he shall, if the applicant is accepted, 
forward one copy to the Registrar-General of the National Society. 

DUTIES OF THE LIBRARIAN. 

Sec. 7. — The Librarian shall have the custody of all historical, geographical 
and genealogical books, papers, manuscripts, and relics of which the Society may 
become possessed. 

BOARD OF MANAGERS. 

Sec. 8. — The Board of Managers shall judge of the qualifications of appli- 
cants for membership, and shall have control of the affairs of the Society. They 
shall appoint an Auditing Committee. The Board of Managers shall have power 
to suspend or expel any member of the Society for sufficient cause by a vote of 
two-thirds of the members of the Board present at any regular meeting, provided 
that at least two weeks' notice of such proposed action shall have been given to 
such member by notice mailed to him at his last known address. A member so 
suspended or expelled shall have the right to appeal to a meeting of the Society 
from the action of the Board of Managers. 

DUTIES OF THE HISTORIAN. 

Sec. 9. — The Historian shall keep a record of all facts in connection with the 
Society, which he may judge to be of historic value, and shall make a report in 
writing at each annual meeting. 

DUTIES OF THE CHAPLAIN. 

Sec. 10. — The Chaplain shall perform such devotional and religious duties as 
may be called for by the President in the course of business or exercises of the 
Society. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Sec. II. — These By-Laws shall not be altered, amended or repealed, unless said 
alteration or amendment shall have been proposed in writing at a previous meeting 
of the Board of Managers, and entered upon the records, with the name of the 
member proposing the change, and also adopted by a majority of the members 
present at a regular meeting of the Society, or at a special meeting called for that 
purpose. 



8 SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 

On the 28th of March the Society re-assembled for the 
election of ofificers, and the following, in accordance with the 
Constitution, were duly chosen to serve until February 22, 
1892 : 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
Edward P. Burnham, Saco. 
George F. Talbot, Portland, 
John E, DeWitt, Portland. 
Edward A. Butler, Rockland. 
John C. Talbot, East Machias. 

SECRETARY. 
William M. Sargent, Portland. 

TREASURER. 

Eben Corey, Portland. 

REGISTRAR. 
Henry S. Burrage, Portland. 

LIBRARIAN. 
Hubbard W. Bryant. Portland. 

HISTORIAN. 
William B. Lapham, Augusta. 

CHAPLAIN. 
Francis B. Denio, Bangor. 

COUNCILORS. 
JosiAH H. DuMMOND, Portland. 
Warren H. Vinton, Gray. 

The Board of Managers was instructed to fill any vacancies 
and the meeting then adjourned. 

At a meeting of the Board of Managers held at the Library 
Room of the Maine Historical Society, Portland, April 9, 
1 89 1, the death of the Secretary of the Society, Mr. William 
M. Sargent, was announced. In obedience to instructions from 
the Society, the vacancies existing in the roll of ofificers were 



THE MAINE SOCIETY. 9 

filled by the Board of Managers, the completed list being as 
follows : 

PRESIDENT. 
John E. DeWitt, Portland. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
Edward P. Burnham, Saco. 
George F. Talbot, Portland. 
Edward A. Butler, Rockland. 
John C. Talbot, East Machias. 

SECRETARY. 

Henry S. Burrage, Portland. 

TREASURER. 
Eben Corey, Portland, 

REGISTRAR. 
JosiAH H. Drummond, Portland. 

LIBRARIAN. 
Hubbard W. Bryant, Portland. 

HISTORIAN. 

William B. Lapham, Augusta. 

CHAPLAIN. 
Francis B. Denio, Bangor. 

COUNCILORS. 
Warren H. Vinton, Gray. 
Marquis F. King, Portland. 
William A. Goodwin, Portland. 
Brown Thurston, Portland. 

April nth the Society again met in the Library Room of 
the Maine Historical Society, and Rev. Henry S. Burrage, 
D. D., was elected a delegate-at-large to the Congress of the 
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to 
be held in Hartford, Conn., April 30, 1891. The Secretary 
was directed to take proper steps to bring the Society into 
relations with the National Society. This was done, and cer- 



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tificates of membership were subsequently issued by the Regis- 
trar-General to the persons whose names and records had 
received the approval of the committee appointed February 21, 
to examine applications for membership. 



ROLL OF MEMBERS. 
State No. National No. 

I. — Henry SwEETSER BuRRAGE, Portland, Maine, Elected, tSgi. 6,301 
Great grandson of William Burrage, private in Capt. Na- 
thaniel Carter's Company, Col. Abijah Stearns' Regiment, 
Massachusetts Millitia. 

Great grandson of William Upton, Sergeant in Capt. John 
Dix's company, Gen. Lovell's brigade in the Rhode Island 
Expedition, July, August and September, 1778. 

Great grandson of John Thurston, private in Col. John 
Whitcomb's Regiment of minute men, who marched from 
Fitchburg, Mass., to Cambridge on the alarm, April 19, 1775. 
2. — Charles Harrod Boyd, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. 6,302 
Great great grandson of Gen. Elias Dayton, a member of 
the "Committee of Safety," Colonel Third New Jersey 
Regiment, and subsequently Commander of the Jersey Bri- 
gade. 

3. — Eben Corey, Portland, Maine. Elected 1S91 6,303 

Grandson of Ebenezer Corey, private in Capt. Moses Whit- 
ing's Company, in Col. John Greaton's Regiment of Massa- 
chusetts minute men. 
4. — JosiAH Hayden Drummond, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891 6,304 
Great grandson of Josiah Hayden, Captain in Col. Bailey's 
Regiment of minute men. Major in the Massachusetts Line. 
5. — Walter Henry Sturtevant, Richmond, Maine. Elected 

1891 6,305 

Great grandson of Ebenezer Smith, Captain Eighth Massa- 
chusetts Continental Regiment. 
6. — Marquis Fayette King, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891.... 6,306 
Great great grandson of Lieut. Benjamin King, a member 
of the "Committee of Safety" and a delegate to the Pro- 
vincial Congress. 

Great grandson of George King, Orderly Sergeant of Capt. 
John King's company, Col. Walker's Regiment, Massachu- 
setts Line ; also in Capt. Josiah Crocker's Company in Gen. 
Sullivan's Rhode Island campaign. 

Great great grandson of Eleazer Cole, a drummer, later a 
Sergeant in Capt. Josiah Hayden's Company, Massachusetts 
Line, 1775. 



THE MAINE SOCIETY. II 

State No. National No. 

7. — Edward Anson Butler, Rockland, Maine. Elected 1S91 6,307 

Great great grandson of Phinehas Butler, Corporal in Capt. 
J. Holden's Company, Col. Nixon's Regiment, Sixth Massa- 
chusetts Continental. 
8. — Albert Wheaton Butler, Rockland, Maine. Elected 1891. . 6,308 

Great great grandson of Phinehas Butler. (See No. 7.) 
9. — Edgar Foster Davis, State College, Pennsylvania. Elected 1891 6,309 

Great great grandson of Col. Benjamin Foster. For the 
capture of the Margaretta at Machias, June i, 1775, Col. 
Foster and his associates received the thanks of the Pro- 
vincial Congress. 
10. — John Coffin Talbot, East Machias. Elected 1891 6,310 

Great grandson of Col. Benjamin Foster. (See No. 9.) 
II. — Hubbard Winslow Bryant, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. 6,311 

Great grandson of Jesse Whitney, private in Col. Ebenezer 
Francis's Massachusetts Regiment, 1776 ; also enlisted with 
Gen. Wadsworth in 1780. 
12. — Gideon Stinson Smith, Wayne, Maine. Elected 1891 6,312 

Grandson of Capt. Ebenezer Smith, Eighth Massachusetts 
Continental Regiment. 
13. — John Brooks Thorndike, Portland, Maine. Elected, 1891. . . 6,313 

Great great grandson of Robert Thorndike, who served in 
the naval and land forces during the Revolutionary War, and 
received a pension for his services. 
14. — John Evert DeWitt, Portland, Maine. Elected, 1891 6,314 

Great great grandson of John DeWitt, First Lieutenant 
Charlotte Precinct, 1778 ; also Signer of Articles of Asso- 
ciation. 

Great great great grandson of Johannes Jansen, Lieutenant- 
Colonel Fourth Ulster County Regiment ; also Signer of 
Articles of Association. 

Great great grandson of Philip Hoornbeck, Lieutenant 
First Company, township of Rochester, N. Y. ; also Signer of 
Articles of Association. 

Great grandson of Abraham Van Gaasbeck, Cornet and 
Second Lieutenant, 1778 ; also Signer of Articles of Asso- 
ciation. 

Great great grandson of Jonas Hasbrouck, a Signer of 
Articles of Association. 

Great great great grandson of Johannes Hardenbergh, 
Colonel of Ulster County Regiment, 1775 ; also a member of 
the First Provincial Congress and the Fourth Provincial 
Congress. 

Great great grandson of Rev. Jacob Rutzen Hardenbergh, ' 
D.D., for whose apprehension, on account of his patriotism, 
the British general offered a reward of one hundred pounds. 

Great great grandson of Peter Schoonmaker, Captain Roch- 



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State No. National No. 

ester Company, 1779 ; also Signer of Articles of Associa- 
tion. 

Great great grandson of Cornelius E. Wynkoop, Second 
Major of the Northern Regiment of minute men ; also Signer 
of Articles of Association. 

Great great grandson of Benjamin Ten Broeck, a Signer of 
Articles of Association. 
15. — William Augustus Goodwin, Portland, Maine. Elected, 1891. 6,315 

Great grandson of Lieut. -Col. Ichabod Goodwin, who was 
also a member of the Provincial Congress. 
16. — EDW.A.RD Pavson Burnham, Saco, Maine. Elected, 1891. 6,316 

Great grandson of James Burnham, Delegate to the Con- 
vention held in Faneuil Hall, Boston, September, 1768. 
Member of the Committee of Inspection, 1774, as per advice of 
Provincial Congress. Five of his sons rendered service in the 
Revolution. 

Grandson of Seth Burnham (who was a son of the above), 
a militia man, and engaged in the attack on an English brig 
of war, August 8, 1782, in Cape Porpoise Harbor. Captain 
James Burnham, a brother of Seth, was killed in this action. 

Great grandson of John Hovey, Representative to the 
General Court of Massachusetts ; delegate to the Provincial 
Congress, 1775; Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and 
Safety, 1776; Chairman Committee of Safety, 1778. 

17. George Foster Talbot, Portland, Maine. Elected, 1891. 6,317 

Great grandson of Col. Benjamin Foster. (See No. 9.) 

18. William Freeman, Cherryfield, Maine. Elected, 1891 6,318 

Great grandson of Enoch Freeman, Chairman of Com- 
mittee of Safety and Inspection, a member of the Committee 
of Correspondence, Member of the first Provincial Con- 
gress, Colonel of militia. 

Grandson of Samuel Freeman, member of the Committee of 
Safety and Inspection; delegate to the Second Provincial Con- 
gress and the Third, Secretary of the Third, Member of the 
House of Representatives and Clerk of the body. 

Great grandson of Jonas Clarke, delegate to the Convention 
that framed the Constitution. 
19. — Warren Howard Vinton, Gray, Maine. Elected, 1891... 6,319 

Grandson of Joseph Bessey, private Massachusetts Line 

and a pensioner. 
2Q. — David Sutherland Hibbard, East Sumner, Maine. Elected, 

1891 6,320 

Grandson of Aaron Hibbard, a fifer in the Continental 
Army. 
21 — JosiAH Hayden Drummond, Jr., Portland, Maine. Elected, 

1891 6,321 

Great great grandson of Major Josiah Hayden. (See No. 4). 



THE MAINE SOCIETY. I3 

State No. National No, 
22. — Thomas FiLLEBROWN, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891 6,322 

Grandson of Thomas Fillebrown, private in Captain Thomas 
Mayo's Company, Col. Gerrish's Regiment Massachusetts 
troops; also in Capt. Barry's Company; later in the 3d Regi- 
ment, 1st Brigade, ist Division of Massachusetts Line, and 
later in Capt. Amos Lincoln's Company in Col. Craft's 
Artillery Regiment. 
23. — John Warren Perkins. Portland, Maine. Elected 1 891. .. , 6,323 

Grandson of William Perkins, Captain and afterwards 
Major in Knox's Regiment of Artillery. 
24. — Luther Farrar Pingree, South Portland, Maine. Elected 

1891 6,324 

Grandson of Stephen Pingree, a private in the Continental 
Army under Washington, and a pensioner. 

Grandson of Isaac Turner, a private in the Continental 
army and a pensioner. 
25. — Nathan Goold, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891 6,325 

Great great grandson of Nathan Noble, a private soldier in 
the Revolutionary army, who was killed by a musket ball at 
the battle of Saratoga while entering the British works. 
26. — James Washington Plaisted, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. -6,326 

Great grandson of Richard Perkins, a private in Capt. 
Hubbard's Company, Col. Scammon's Regiment; later in 
Capt. Newell's Company, Col. Wm. Prescott's Regiment; 
later in Captain Grant's Company, Col. Story's Regiment; 
also in Capt. Shapley's company; received a pension. 
27 — Edwin Standish Drake, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. 6,327 

Great grandson of Ebenezer Drake, a private soldier in 
the Massachusetts Line, and a pensioner. 
28. — Joseph Williamson, Belfast, Maine. Elected 1S91 6,328 

Grandson of George Williamson, who enlisted at Charles- 
town, Mass. , Feb. I, 1776, for one year, under Capt. John 
Vinton of Braintree, Norfolk Co., Mass. He was in the 
battle at White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. 

Great grandson of Ralph Cross, who in 1777 received a 
commission as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Essex Regiment, 
commanded by Col. Johnson of Andover, Mass. In the 
absence of Col. Johnson he commanded the regiment in the 
memorable battle which resulted in the surrender of Gen. 
Burgoyne. 
29. — Francis Brigham Denio, Bangor, Maine. Elected 1891 6,329 

Great grandson of Seth Denio, serving in a Massachusetts 
regiment in the campaign against Burgoyne. 

Great grandson of Benjamin Williams, Orderly Sergeant in 
Captain Ezra Towne's company. Col. James Reed's Regiment, 
and was present at the battle of Bunker Hill; also. Ensign in 
Captain Stephen Parker's company, Col. Moses Nichols' Reg- 



14 SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 

State No. National No. 

iment and Gen. Stark's Brigade, New Hampshire Militia; 
also, a pensioner. 

30. — George Doane Rand, Portland, Maine. Elected 1 891 6,330 

Great great grandson of Col. EHsha Doane, delegate to the 
Boston Convention, and representative to the General 
Court of Massachusetts, 1781 and 1782. 
31. — Charles Porter Clapp, Portland, Maine. Elected 1S91... . 6,331 
Great grandson of Joshua Clapp, Lieutenant in the Eighth 
Massachusetts Regiment in the campaign against Burgoyne; 
and severely wounded at Stillwater. Afterwards Lieutenant 
and Quartermaster in the Ninth Massachusetts regiment. 
3,2. — James Alfred Spalding, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. .. 6,332 
Great grandson of Dyer Spalding, Captain, Major, Lieut. - 
Colonel and Brev't. Colonel, New Hampshire Militia. He 
was present at the capture of Ticonderoga, and at Burgoyne's 
surrender. 
33- — Isaac Sparrow Bangs, Waterville, Maine. Elected 1891. 6,333 
Grandson of Dean Bangs, private in Captain Abijah Bangs' 
Company, Col. Dike's Regiment, Massachusetts troops; also, 
enlisted as a privateersman. 
34- — Dennis Milliken Bangs, Waterville, Maine. Elected 1891. 6,334 

Great grandson of Dean Bangs. (See No. 33.) 
35, — George Roscoe Shaw, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. 6,335 
Grandson of Azel Kinsley, a private and a part of the 
time a fifer in several Massachusetts companies, at various 
times from 1776 to July i, 1780, when he cnHsted in the Conti- 
nental Army in Captain Bailey's Company, Colonel John Bai- 
ley's Regiment. 

36. — George Edwin Brown, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891 6,336 

Great grandson of Benjamin Bird, private in Captain Theo- 
philus Lyon's Company, Lieut. -Col. Samuel Pierce's Regiment, 
Massachusetts Line, 1778. 

37- — James Phinney Baxter, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891 6,337 

Grandson of Elihu Baxter, a private in Captain James Os- 
good's Company, Col. Bedell's Regiment of the New Hamp- 
shire Line. He was one of twenty drafted from the mili- 
tia of Norwich, Vt. , September, 1777, to serve in Col. Peter 
Olcott's Regiment with Gen. Gates' army on the Hudson. 
38. — William Berry Lapham, Augusta, Maine. Elected 1891.. 6,338 
Great grandson of John Lapham, private in a Massachusetts 
regiment in 1778. Served in the Rhode Island campaign. 

Great grandson of John Buck, jr., a private in Captain 
Enoch Page's Company, Col. Senter's Regiment, New 
Hampshire Line. Served in the Rhode Island campaign. 

Great grandson of William Berry, private, Massachusetts 
troops. Served at Kittery and Portsmouth. 



THE MAINE SOCIETY. 1 5 

State No. National No. 

39. — Frank Roundy Ashton Pingree, Boston. Mass. Elected 

1891 6,339 

Great grandson of Stephen Pingree and Isaac Turner. (See 
No. 24.) 
40. — Harrison Bird Brown, Portland, Maine. Elected in 1891. 6,340 

Great grandson of Benjamin Bird. (See No. 36 ) 
41. — RuFUS King Dunham, Bryant's Pond, Maine. Elected iSgr. 6,341 
Grandson of James Dunham, private. Captain Harlow's 
Company, 1775; also, in Captain Edward Sparrow's Com- 
pany, Col. Danforth's Regiment, 1777, Massachusetts troops. 

45. — Brown Thurston, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891 

Grandson of David Thurston, private, 1775, 1776, 1778, 
Massachusetts troops. 

Grandson of Benjamin Brown, private in Capt. Morrill's 
Company, ist New Hampshire Regiment ; also in Capt. 
Ebenezer Frye's Company. 

43. — Edwin Howard Vose, Calais, Maine. Elected 1891 

Great grandson of Josiah Hayden. (See No. 4.) 
44. — Malcolm Cameron Pingree, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. 

Great grandson of Stephen Pingree. (See No. 24.) 
45. — Lauriston Ward Small, Brooklyn, N. Y. Elected 1891.... 
Great great grandson of Samuel Small, a member of the 
Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. 

Grandson of Henry Small, a private soldier in the Massa- 
chusetts Continental Line. 

Grandson of Harvey Libby, a private soldier in the Massa- 
chusetts Continental Line. 
46. — Fritz Hermann Jordan, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891.. 
Great grandson of Benjamin Jordan, who was a Lieutenant 
from July i, 1775, to December 31, 1775, in Capt. David 
Strout's Company in the service of the Colony of Massachu- 
setts Bay. He also served at intervals during the war. 

Great grandson of Dr. Nathaniel Jones, Surgeon of a regi- 
ment of militia of which Jonathan Mitchell was Colonel, and 
which was engaged in the Bagaduce Expedition. As the 
result of exposure on the retreat he contracted a fever which 
caused his death. 

Great grandson of Levi Merrill, 3d Sergeant in Capt. David 
Bradish's Company, as per muster roll of August i, 1775- 
47. — John Conant Stewart, York Village, Maine. Elected 1891. 
Great grandson of Allan Stewart, who was a private in Col. 
Cilley's Regiment, New Hampshire Line. 
48. — Vincent Moses, Patten, Maine. Elected 1891. 

Grandson of John Campbell, who was a private in the 
Massachusetts Line. Near the close of the war, while on a 
privateer, he was taken prisoner with his brother, Vincent 
Campbell. 



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49. — Zebulon King Harmon, Portland, Maine. Elected i8gr. 

Grandson of William True, ist Sergeant, Captain Henry 

Morrill's Company, Col. Caleb Cushing's Regiment of Mas- 

sachusett's Militia, 1775; Lieutenant in Captain Benjamin 

Evans' Company, 1776. 

50. — George Willard True, Portland, Maine. Elected 1891. 

Grandson of John Knowles, private. New Hampshire Line. 





CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE 
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 



ADOPTED APRIL 30, 1890. 



ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

The Name of this Society shall be the "Sons of the 
American Revolution." 

ARTICLE II. 

objects. 
The objects of this Society are, to perpetuate the memory 
and the spirit of the men who achieved American Independ- 
ence, by the encouragement of historical research in relation 
to the Revolution and the publication of its results, the preser- 
vation of documents and relics, and of the records of the 
individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and 
the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries; to 
carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address 
to the American people, '* to promote, as an object of primary 
importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge," 
thus developing an enlightened public opinion, and affording 
to young and old such advantages as shall develop in them the 
largest capacity for performing the duties of American citizens ; 



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to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American 
freedom ; to foster true patriotism and love of country ; and 
to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty. 

ARTICLE III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section i . Any man is eligible for membership, who is 
of the age of twenty-one years, and who is descended from 
an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid 
to the cause of American Independence, as a soldier or as a 
seaman, or a civil ofificer in one of the several Colonies or 
States, or of the United Colonies or States, or as a recognized 
patriot ; provided that he shall be found worthy. 

Sec. 2. For the purpose of making more nearly perfect 
the records of our Revolutionary ancestors and their descend- 
ants, any woman of Revolutionary ancestry may file a record 
of her ancestor's services and of her line of descent with any 
Registrar, who shall send a duplicate to the Registrar-General. 

Sec. 3. Any person is eligible for honorary membership 
subject to the limitations as to age and descent established in 
the case of active members. 

Sec. 4. The National Society shall embrace all the mem- 
bers of the Societies of the Sons OF THE American Revo- 
lution now existing or which may be established under this 
Constitution. Such Societies shall regulate all matters relating 
to their own affairs, shall judge of the qualifications of their 
members, and of those proposed for membership, subject 
to the provisions of this Constitution. 

ARTICLE IV. 

OFFICERS. 

Section i . The General Officers of the National Society 
shall be a President-General, three Honorary Vice-Presidents- 
General, five Vice-Presidents-General, a Secretary-General, 
Treasurer- General, Registrar-General, Historian-General, Sur- 
geon-General, and Chaplain-General, who shall be elected by 



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ballot by a vote of the majority of the members present at the 
annual meeting of the National Society, and shall hold office 
for one year and until their successors shall be elected, and 
who together with the Presidents of the State Societies, 
ex-officiOy shall constitute a General Board of Managers, of 
which Board seven shall constitute a quorum. 

Sec. 2. An Executive Committee of seven, of whom the 
President-General shall be the Chairman, may be elected by 
the Board of Managers, which Committee shall, in the interim 
between the meetings of the Board, transact such business as 
shall be delegated to it by the Board of Managers. 

ARTICLE V. 

DUES. 
Each State Society shall pay annually to the Treasurer- 
General twenty-five cents for each active member thereof. All 
such dues shall be paid on or before the opening of each 
annual meeting of the National Society, in order to secure 
representation therein. 

ARTICLE VI. 

MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS. 

Section i . The annual meeting for the election of the 
General Ofificers and for the transaction of business, shall be 
held on the 30th day of April or on the first day of May in 
every year. The time and place of such meeting shall be 
designated by the Board of Managers. 

Sec. 2. Special meetings shall be called by the President- 
General when directed so to do by the Board of Managers, or 
whenever requested in writing so to do by twenty-five or more 
members representing at least five State Societies, on giving 
thirty days' notice specifying the time and place of such meet- 
ing and the business to be transacted. 

Sec. 3. The following shall be members of all such 
general or special meetings, and shall be entitled to vote 
therein : 



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(i) All the officers, the ex-Presidents-General and the 
ex- Vice- Presidents-General of the National Society; 

(2) The President, and Senior Vice-President of each State 
Society ; 

(3) One delegate at large from each State Society ; 

(4) One delegate for every one hundred members of the 
Society within a State and for a fraction of fifty or over. 

The following named officials shall be Honorary Members 
of the National Society, provided they are eligible to member- 
ship in the Society, but shall not be entitled to vote : 

(i) The President, the Vice-President, and the Chief-Justice 
of the United States; 

(2) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, 
the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of the Navy of the 
United States; 

(3) The Governors of the States and Territories of the 
United States. 

And ALSO the Senior officer of the Army, and the Senior 
officer of the Navy of the United States. 

ARTICLE VII. 

BY-LAWS. 
The Board of Managers shall have authority to adopt and 
promulgate the By-Laws of the National Society, to prescribe 
the duties of the general officers, to provide the seal, and to 
designate the insignia. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments to this Constitution may be offered at any 
meeting of the National Society, but shall not be acted on 
until the next meeting. A copy of every proposed amend- 
ment shall be sent to each member, with a notice of the meet- 
ing at which the same will be acted upon, at least thirty days 
prior to said meeting. 

A vote of two-thirds of those present shall be necessary to 
its adoption. 



THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. 2 I 

OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS 
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 



PRESIDENT-GENERAL. 
Dr. William Seward Webb, New York City. 

HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS-GENERAL. 
Rear Admiral John L. Worden, U. S. N., Washington, D. C. 
Luther L. Tarbell, Boston, Mass. 
Hon. William Wirt Henry, Richmond, Va. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS-GENERAL. 
General Horace Porter, New York City. 
Jonathan Trumbull, Norwich, Conn. 
General Bradley T. Johnson, Baltimore, Md. 
Judge Albert Edgerton, St. Paul, Minn. 
Col. Champion S. Chase, Omaha, Neb. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL. 
Lieut. James C. Cresap, U. S. N., Annapolis, Md. 

REGISTRAR-GENERAL. 
Geo. Brown Goode, Ph. D., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 

TREASURER-GENERAL. 
James Otis, New York City. 

HISTORIAN-GENERAL. 

Henry Hall, New York City. 

CHAPLAIN-GENERAL. 
Right Rev. Charles E. Cheney, D. D., LL. D., Chicago, 111. 

SURGEON-GENERAL. 
Dr. Charles E. Briggs, St. Louis, Mo. 

These officers, with the Presidents of all the State Socie- 
ties, ex-officio, constitute the General Board of Managers of 
the National Society. 



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